Yoichi Wada (below), who has been with Square Enix since April 2000, will be stepping down as president and replaced by the company’s CFO, Yosuke Matsuda, come June. Square Enix made this announcement along with news that an “extraordinary loss”…
GungHo – Developer set to be acquired by SoftBank Corp
Japanese telecommunications and and internet giant, SoftBank Corp, has announced that the company will be acquiring Japanese games developer, GungHo Online Entertainment. An additional USD265 million will be spent to bring SoftBank’s shares in GungHo to 58.5%. In case you…
Warframe – Sci-fi online shooter now on Steam
[Steam page] Perhaps the only online shooter I enjoyed since 2012, Warframe has now officially launched on the Steam platform. Of course, the client can still be downloaded from Warframe’s official website, if you choose to. Currently in the…
Black Desert – Developer begins hiring for English market efforts
According to the previous interview, Pearl Abyss, developer of the upcoming open world action combat masterpiece, Black Desert, is looking forward to its western expansion (for the game, not company). Today, an internship posting on the company’s Facebook page furthers…
Saint Seiya Online – Personal thoughts on the game
After going through Part 1 and Part 2 of my brief but enjoyable journey in Saint Seiya Online China, I thought I would give some personal comments. Of course, not everything is rosy, but perhaps just some personal irks I…
Magicka: Wizard Wars – New team-based PvP game teased
[Product page] Spawning from the popular Magicka game, this is Wizard Wars, a 4 Vs 4 action PvP game. Although I will not categorize it under the “MOBA” term yet, it did say that “Wizard Wars gives both novice players and…